If you are like me, there may be many things you want to achieve in life. You may want to accomplish A and B, achieve C and D, and so on. Yet, you should never forget what your top priority is.

From what I learn, I realize that my top priority should be relationships. I believe they should also be your top priority. Nothing else matters more. Here are why:

Relationships fulfill your most important need of allWhat is the most important thing people need? No, it’s not money. It’s not achievements nor recognition either. The most important thing people need is love. We all need to love and be loved. Unfortunately, sometimes we are so obsessed with other things that we forget how beautiful it is to love and be loved. Don’t let this happen to you. Love others and be loved. Feel how wonderful it is. Get a taste of love. And how do you do that? Through relationships. This is the only way. There is no other way you can love and be loved but through relationships.

Relationships are the place where your greatest joy comes fromOne inseparable part of relationships is giving. In fact, I believe that there is no genuine relationship without giving. Whether it is giving your time, attention, money, or just a smile, genuine relationship is all about giving. And believe it or not, there is great joy in giving. We often think only about ourselves that we forget the joy of giving. Life is wonderful when we are thinking about others and not just ourselves.

Only through relationships can you give lasting impact to othersWhich advice will you listen more, the one from someone you don’t really know, or the one from someone you love? Of course the latter. We appreciate the people we love more than anyone else. Their words sink deep into our heart, not just our mind. That’s why the most effective way to give lasting impact to others is by building relationships with them. Be their friend and care about them, and I’m sure they will listen to you and respect your opinions.

Through relationships you have the people to support you in times of troubleWhen we face difficult times, we need other people to support us. No one can take care of everything by himself. When the world looks dark and the problem looks big, nothing is more valuable than the support of people we love. They encourage us to go through, they accompany us in the time of trouble, and they are willing to share the burden with us. The journey will become much easier.

Eventually, relationships are the only things that matterWhen people are dying they do not think about their achievements and awards. They don’t care whether they are rich or famous. All those things become meaningless when people are face-to-face with death. All they want is having the people they love around them. They want the warm of love to be with them in their last moments. Nothing else matters. They realize that, eventually, relationships are the only things that matter. We should not wait until that moment come. We’d better realize it now.

Yes I agree that relationships are very important. I tend to be very engrossed in my work and forget about building relationships. Relationships make us feel loved and we want to do more. Relationships help us to grow depending on who our friends are.

Family support and relationships in important as the family members will always be there no matter what happens. Love them the most and spend the most time with them.

Great friends are important too. Cherish them well. Arrange for meetings and gatherings.

Some of our most important relationships are the old ones. They are sometimes the most irritating though since they know “where all the bodies are buried!” They remind us of our past mistakes and warn us about the ones we are about to make. They are tied to our life history.

But on the other hand, they have laughed all the laughs, worrried all the worries and cried all the tears right beside us.

What could be more important than that?

http://www.lifeoptimizer.org Donald Latumahina

Corinne,
I agree completely. I think old relationships are treasure. They contain the most emotional value for both us and our friends. Also, they have passed the test of time.

I have been in the same predicament as you are now. After alot of thinking and asking for advice from my friends I have finally found the courage to leave my old job where I didn’t have time to spend with my partner and now I’m working from home and I have somehow given more priority to our relationship. Hope you get to where you wanna be soon!

Me

Terrible information and wrong on all points, I am really shocked at the responses too. You should have just named the article “Excuses to use to justify your dependency”